Faith Repaid

A new tomorrow has come

Looking rosy just like you painted it for me.

A little girl inside

reaches out for a morning smile-

a must-do ritual

to call for a deserved, well-timed sunrise.

Every heartbeat is drumming for joy,

an ultimate confirmation of God’s ways

of answering a prayer before it is said.

I keep seeing heart-shaped clouds in the sky

Your name is my shelter, my cradle of hope,

The only reason 

to prefer beginnings to happy-endings 

and still be in love.